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02 Apr 1925
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George MacDonald Fraser: Poet / author (Flashman at the Charge)
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02 Apr 1925
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birth
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Hans Rosenthal, German radio and television host (d. 1987) |
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02 Apr 1925
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birth
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Hard Boiled Haggerty, American wrestler and actor (d. 2004) |
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02 Apr 1925
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birth
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George MacDonald Fraser, English author and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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02 Apr 1950
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WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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02 Apr 1950
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Lynn Westmoreland, American politician |
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| 50 years anniversary |
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02 Apr 1975
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Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Canada. It reaches 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure. |
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02 Apr 1975
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Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops. |
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02 Apr 1975
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birth
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Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower |
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02 Apr 1975
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birth
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Adam Rodríguez, American actor and director |
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02 Apr 1975
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birth
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Randy Livingston, American basketball player |
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02 Apr 1975
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birth
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Lisa Ann Beley, Canadian voice actress |
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02 Apr 1975
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The Bay City Rollers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of The Four Seasons song 'Bye Bye Baby.' It gave the Scottish group the best selling single of 1975.
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| 25 years anniversary |
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02 Apr 2000
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death
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Tommaso Buscetta, Italian-American mobster (b. 1928) |
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02 Apr 2000
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Westlife went to No. 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Fool Again'. It made the Irish group the first in chart history to debut at No.1 with their first five releases.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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02 Apr 2005
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death
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Pope John Paul II (b. 1920) |
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02 Apr 2005
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death
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Betty Bolton, English actress (b. 1906) |
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02 Apr 2005
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music
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Kanye West had to abandon a signing appearance in Fresno, California, after a fight broke out between a fan and a security guard. West was taken out of the back door of the new FTK urban boutique, while the owners locked all the doors and cleared around 1,000 fans from the store's parking area.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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02 Apr 2010
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death
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Thomas J. Moyer, American lawyer and judge (b. 1939) |
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02 Apr 2010
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death
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Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (b. 1970) |
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02 Apr 2010
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death
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Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1937) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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02 Apr 2015
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event
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A gunmen attacks Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others. |
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02 Apr 2015
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death
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Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (b. 1954) |
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02 Apr 2015
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death
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Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (b. 1926) |
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02 Apr 2015
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death
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Hayley Okines, English activist (b. 1997) |
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02 Apr 2015
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death
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Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908) |
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02 Apr 2015
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death
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Per Vilhelm Brüel, Danish physicist and engineer (b. 1915) |
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